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oi - definition and meaning
Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
interjection
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interjection UK, Australia Said to get someone's attention.noun UK, sometimes capitalized A working-class punk rock subgenre of the 1970s, sometimes associated with racism .
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He was in great favour with Ring James VI. and raised by him to the peerage by the title oi Lord D married Sir James Wemys, of that ilk*
Collins's Peerage of England; Genealogical, Biographical, and Historical Arthur Collins , Egerton Brydges 1812
For these services he was raised to the Irish peerage by the title oi Lord Aukla? id, November ISth, 17S9.
Collins's peerage of England; genealogical, biographical, and historical 1812
He always looked on the title oi preceptor as honourable; and delighted so much in that profefsion formerly so highly esteemedf t See Plutarch'j life of ThcKw and the 7th Satire of Juvenal.
The Bee, or, Literary weekly intelligencer [microform] : consisting of original pieces and selections from performances of merit, foreign and domestic : a work calculated to disseminate useful knowledge among all ranks of people at a small expense 1792
Whatever may be Homer's originality, Virgil (fee p. 1 1 3.) * certa»nly does not deferve the title oi robber 5 nor how - ever whimfical and full of 'reveries' Father Hardouin may have teen, is he to Be charged with ignorance.
The Monthly Review 1785
The provisions of this act shall not be construed Pledges of V ..,.,,. securities as to invalidate or in any manner impair the title oi any cor - collateral to poration to any securities which have been or may be held by it in pledge or as security for a loan or indebtedness; and the same shall be held for the purposes for which they were pledged; and nothing herein contained shall require any such corporation to change any of its investments made before the first day of October in the year eighteen hundred and seventy-six.
Acts and resolves passed by the General Court 1663
He was in great favour with King James VI. and raised by him to the [eerage by the title oi Lord Do-um in 15S1.
Collins's peerage of England; genealogical, biographical, and historical 1812
So while Brown may not have had the best positions on some of the issues, he was the one who could spin oi into something that people supported.
Think Progress » Brown victory party featured flag calling for a ‘second’ revolution, tea party-inspired civil war. 2010
Lieut. - Colonel Fulk Greville Upton (brother to Viscount Temple - town), who has taken the name oi Howard.
Collins's peerage of England; genealogical, biographical, and historical 1812
Hence granites carry the just title oi primitive mounfains; while those of slate and calcareous stone, are qualified with that of secondary mountains.
A View of Nature: In Letters to a Traveller Among the Alps 1794
Many who would be ftartled at a prophane, or even an idle amufement, think that the name oi Jacred mufic fanftifies the diver - lion.
Thoughts on the Importance of the Manners of the Great to General Society 1789
chained_bear commented on the word oi
"Oogie oogie oogie!"
November 13, 2007
treeseed commented on the word oi
Oi, pronounced /ˈɔɪ/, is a British / Welsh, Irish, Australian slang interjection used to get someone's attention, or to express surprise or disapproval. The American English equivalent is the interjection "hey".
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See Also Oi! is a working class street-level subgenre of punk rock that originated in the United Kingdom in the late 1970s
February 3, 2008